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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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